Innovative business model enables Arkansas city to upgrade three parks simultaneously with no upfront capital investment while reducing lighting energy use by nearly 63 percent
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark., Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NGU Sports Lighting today announced that the City of Russellville, Arkansas, has become the first municipality in the country to modernize its municipal sports parks through Performance Lighting Delivered (PLD), NGU's innovative lighting-as-a-service business model that eliminates the need for a traditional upfront capital purchase.
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